This functionality may not be available in this version of ps

Report · Feb 26, 2016

the same ps version run the same script ,some computer always occur the error,said "This functionality may not be available in this version of ps".The question is our computer ps version are all the same

the script content is about to create some text layer ,move the layer posion, kind of stuff like these.

Report · Feb 27, 2016

What is the code?

When run in ESTK at which exact line does it throw the error?

Some Preferences may for example affect naming and lead to problems same as with Actions; if the Script tries to address by name a Layer that has been created by duplicating a Layer its name may contain " copy" on one station but not on another.

Report · Feb 28, 2016

How can i upload the whole test file and code and the error picture for you here?

Report · Feb 28, 2016

The code you can paste as text, images (not all formats, though) can be posted with the camera-icon button.

Report · Feb 28, 2016

//Author: wubi Fan

//----------------------------------------------------------------------Get active layer and group------------------------------------------------------------
activeLayer=app.activeDocument.activeLayer
if (activeLayer.typename=="ArtLayer")
{activeGroup=activeLayer.parent}
else
{activeGroup=activeLayer}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------Get needed groups and BG layer--------------------------------------------------------
bgLayer=app.activeDocument.artLayers[0]
groups=app.activeDocument.layerSets
tarGroups=new Array()
for (i=0; i<groups.length; i++)
{
    if (activeGroup!=groups)
    {tarGroups.push(groups)}
    else
    { break }
}
tarGroups.push(activeGroup)
tarGroups=tarGroups.reverse()
//---------------------------------------------------------------Check, create title layer and sc layers------------------------------------------------------
for (k=0; k<tarGroups.length; k++)
{
    tarLayers=tarGroups.artLayers
    test00Layers=new Array()
    testTitleLayer=new Array()
    testSCLayers=new Array()
    for (l=0; l<tarLayers.length; l++)
    {
        testName15=tarLayers.name.split("_")
        testName16=testName15[testName15.length-1]
        if (testName16=="title") {testTitleLayer.push(tarLayers)}
        if (testName16=="sc") {testSCLayers.push(tarLayers)}
        if (testName16!="sc" && testName16!="title" && testName16!="text" && testName16!="add")
        {test00Layers.push(tarLayers)}
    }
    test00Layers=test00Layers.reverse()
    if (testTitleLayer.length==0)
    {
        scLayer=tarLayers.add()
        scLayer.name=tarGroups.name+"_title"
        scLayer.kind=LayerKind.TEXT

        scLayerText=scLayer.textItem
        scLayerText.position=[224,300]
        scLayerText.contents=tarGroups.name
        scLayerText.size=15
        scLayerText.justification=Justification.CENTER
    }
    if (testSCLayers.length==0)
    {
        number=0
        for (a=0; a<test00Layers.length; a++)
        {
            scLayer=tarLayers.add()
            scLayer.move(test00Layers,ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE)
            testName17=test00Layers .name
            scLayer.name=testName17+"_sc"
            scLayer.kind=LayerKind.TEXT

            scLayerText=scLayer.textItem
            if (testName17.match("wide")!=null)
            {testName17=testName17.replace("_wide","")}
            scLayerText.position=[222,697+number*547]
            if (testName17.match("long")!=null)
            {
                testName17=testName17.replace("_long","")
                number+=1
            }
            scLayerText.contents=testName17
            scLayerText.size=15
            scLayerText.justification=Justification.CENTER
            number+=1
        }
    }
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------Create sc layer for add layer---------------------------------------------------------
activeLayers=activeGroup.artLayers
for (j=0; j<activeLayers.length; j++)
{
    if (activeLayers==activeLayer)
    {
        scLayer=activeLayers[j-3].duplicate (activeLayers, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE)
        activeLayerName=activeLayer.name
        test01=activeLayerName.replace("_add","")
        if (activeLayerName.match("wide")!=null)
        {test01=test01.replace("_wide","")}
        if (activeLayerName.match("long")!=null)
        {test01=test01.replace("_long","")}
        scLayer.name=test01+"_sc_add"
        scLayerText=scLayer.textItem
        scLayerText.contents=test01+"_add"
        break
    }
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------Get needed layers in active group--------------------------------------------------------
activeLayers=activeGroup.artLayers
activeLayersTar=new Array()
for (j=0; j<activeLayers.length; j++)
{
    if (activeLayers[j+2]==activeLayer) { break }
    {activeLayersTar.push(activeLayers)}
}
activeLayersTar.shift()
activeLayersTar=activeLayersTar.reverse()
//---------------------------------------------------------------move and rename layers in active group------------------------------------------------------
for (m=0; m<activeLayersTar.length; m++)
{
    activeLayersTar.translate(0,547)
    if (activeLayer.name.match("long")!=null)
    {activeLayersTar.translate(0,547)}
    testName03=activeLayer.name.split("_")
    if (testName03.length>2)
    {
        testName05=activeLayersTar.name.split("_")
        if (testName05[0]==testName03[0] && Number(testName05[1])>=Number(testName03[1]))
        {
            testName04=String(Number(testName05[1])+1)
            if (testName04.length==1) {testName04=0+testName04}
            if (testName05[testName05.length-1]=="sc")
            {
                scLayerText=activeLayersTar.textItem
                testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                testContent00[1]=testName04
                scLayerText.contents=testContent00.join("_")
            }
            testName05[1]=testName04
            activeLayersTar.name=testName05.join("_")
        }
    }
    else
    {
        testName07=activeLayersTar.name.split("_")
        testName08=String(Number(testName07[0])+1)
        if (testName08.length==1) {testName08=00+testName08}
        if (testName08.length==2) {testName08=0+testName08}
        if (testName07[testName07.length-1]=="sc")
        {
            scLayerText=activeLayersTar.textItem
            testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
            testContent00[0]=testName08
            scLayerText.contents=testContent00.join("_")
        }
        testName07[0]=testName08
        activeLayersTar.name=testName07.join("_")
    }
}
activeLayers=activeGroup.artLayers
activeLayerName=activeLayer.name
activeLayer.name=activeLayerName.replace("_add","")
activeSCLayer=activeLayers.getByName(activeLayer.name+"_sc_add")
activeSCLayer.name=activeSCLayer.name.replace("_add","")
scLayerText=activeSCLayer.textItem
scLayerText.contents=scLayerText.contents.replace("_add","")
activeTextLayer=activeLayers.getByName(activeLayer.name+"_text_add")
activeTextLayer.name=activeTextLayer.name.replace("_add","")
//------------------------------------------------------------------rename layers in another group---------------------------------------------------------
for (n=1; n<tarGroups.length; n++)
{
    firLayer=tarGroups[n-1].artLayers[3]
    testName10=firLayer.name.split("_")
    testName11=tarGroups.artLayers
    lastLayer=testName11[testName11.length-1]
    testName12=lastLayer.name.split("_")
    if (Number(testName10[0])==Number(testName12[0]))
    {
        if (testName10.length>=2)
        {
            for (a=0; a<testName11.length; a++)
            {
                test03=testName11.name.split("_")
                if (test03.length>=2 && test03[0]==testName10[0])
                {
  ...

.textItem
                        testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                      ...

.name.match("title")==null)
                    {
                        test03[1]=testName04
        ....name=test03.join("_")
                    }
                }
                else
                {
   ...

.textItem
                        testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                      ...

.name.match("title")==null)
                    {
                        test03[0]=testName04
        ....name=test03.join("_")
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else
      ...

.name.split("_")
                testName04=String(Number(test03[0])+1)
                 if (testName0...

.textItem
                    testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                    testCo...

.name.match("title")==null)
                {
                    test03[0]=testName04
                ....name=test03.join("_")
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
//-------------------------------...

Report · Feb 28, 2016

I have tested 10 stations, just 3 of them can run the script correctly, others all throw this error.

Report · Feb 29, 2016

When run in ESTK at which exact line does it throw the error?

Report · Feb 29, 2016

Line 65

Report · Feb 29, 2016

Report · Feb 29, 2016

//Author: wubi Fan

//----------------------------------------------------------------------Get active layer and group------------------------------------------------------------
activeLayer=app.activeDocument.activeLayer
if (activeLayer.typename=="ArtLayer")
{activeGroup=activeLayer.parent}
else
{activeGroup=activeLayer}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------Get needed groups and BG layer--------------------------------------------------------
bgLayer=app.activeDocument.artLayers[0]
groups=app.activeDocument.layerSets
tarGroups=new Array()
for (i=0; i<groups.length; i++)
{
    if (activeGroup!=groups)
    {tarGroups.push(groups)}
    else
    { break }
}
tarGroups.push(activeGroup)
tarGroups=tarGroups.reverse()
//---------------------------------------------------------------Check, create title layer and sc layers------------------------------------------------------
for (k=0; k<tarGroups.length; k++)
{
    tarLayers=tarGroups.artLayers
    test00Layers=new Array()
    testTitleLayer=new Array()
    testSCLayers=new Array()
    for (l=0; l<tarLayers.length; l++)
    {
        testName15=tarLayers.name.split("_")
        testName16=testName15[testName15.length-1]
        if (testName16=="title") {testTitleLayer.push(tarLayers)}
        if (testName16=="sc") {testSCLayers.push(tarLayers)}
        if (testName16!="sc" && testName16!="title" && testName16!="text" && testName16!="add")
        {test00Layers.push(tarLayers)}
    }
    test00Layers=test00Layers.reverse()
    if (testTitleLayer.length==0)
    {
        scLayer=tarLayers.add()
        scLayer.name=tarGroups.name+"_title"
        scLayer.kind=LayerKind.TEXT

        scLayerText=scLayer.textItem
        scLayerText.position=[224,300]
        scLayerText.contents=tarGroups.name
        scLayerText.size=15
        scLayerText.justification=Justification.CENTER
    }
    if (testSCLayers.length==0)
    {
        number=0
        for (a=0; a<test00Layers.length; a++)
        {
            scLayer=tarLayers.add()
            scLayer.move(test00Layers,ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE)
            testName17=test00Layers .name
            scLayer.name=testName17+"_sc"
            scLayer.kind=LayerKind.TEXT

            scLayerText=scLayer.textItem
            if (testName17.match("wide")!=null)
            {testName17=testName17.replace("_wide","")}
            scLayerText.position=[222,697+number*547]
            if (testName17.match("long")!=null)
            {
                testName17=testName17.replace("_long","")
                number+=1
            }
            scLayerText.contents=testName17
            scLayerText.size=15
            scLayerText.justification=Justification.CENTER
            number+=1
        }
    }
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------Create sc layer for add layer---------------------------------------------------------
activeLayers=activeGroup.artLayers
for (j=0; j<activeLayers.length; j++)
{
    if (activeLayers==activeLayer)
    {
        scLayer=activeLayers[j-3].duplicate (activeLayers, ElementPlacement.PLACEBEFORE)
        activeLayerName=activeLayer.name
        test01=activeLayerName.replace("_add","")
        if (activeLayerName.match("wide")!=null)
        {test01=test01.replace("_wide","")}
        if (activeLayerName.match("long")!=null)
        {test01=test01.replace("_long","")}
        scLayer.name=test01+"_sc_add"
        scLayerText=scLayer.textItem
        scLayerText.contents=test01+"_add"
        break
    }
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------Get needed layers in active group--------------------------------------------------------
activeLayers=activeGroup.artLayers
activeLayersTar=new Array()
for (j=0; j<activeLayers.length; j++)
{
    if (activeLayers[j+2]==activeLayer) { break }
    {activeLayersTar.push(activeLayers)}
}
activeLayersTar.shift()
activeLayersTar=activeLayersTar.reverse()
//---------------------------------------------------------------move and rename layers in active group------------------------------------------------------
for (m=0; m<activeLayersTar.length; m++)
{
    activeLayersTar.translate(0,547)
    if (activeLayer.name.match("long")!=null)
    {activeLayersTar.translate(0,547)}
    testName03=activeLayer.name.split("_")
    if (testName03.length>2)
    {
        testName05=activeLayersTar.name.split("_")
        if (testName05[0]==testName03[0] && Number(testName05[1])>=Number(testName03[1]))
        {
            testName04=String(Number(testName05[1])+1)
            if (testName04.length==1) {testName04=0+testName04}
            if (testName05[testName05.length-1]=="sc")
            {
                scLayerText=activeLayersTar.textItem
                testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                testContent00[1]=testName04
                scLayerText.contents=testContent00.join("_")
            }
            testName05[1]=testName04
            activeLayersTar.name=testName05.join("_")
        }
    }
    else
    {
        testName07=activeLayersTar.name.split("_")
        testName08=String(Number(testName07[0])+1)
        if (testName08.length==1) {testName08=00+testName08}
        if (testName08.length==2) {testName08=0+testName08}
        if (testName07[testName07.length-1]=="sc")
        {
            scLayerText=activeLayersTar.textItem
            testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
            testContent00[0]=testName08
            scLayerText.contents=testContent00.join("_")
        }
        testName07[0]=testName08
        activeLayersTar.name=testName07.join("_")
    }
}
activeLayers=activeGroup.artLayers
activeLayerName=activeLayer.name
activeLayer.name=activeLayerName.replace("_add","")
activeSCLayer=activeLayers.getByName(activeLayer.name+"_sc_add")
activeSCLayer.name=activeSCLayer.name.replace("_add","")
scLayerText=activeSCLayer.textItem
scLayerText.contents=scLayerText.contents.replace("_add","")
activeTextLayer=activeLayers.getByName(activeLayer.name+"_text_add")
activeTextLayer.name=activeTextLayer.name.replace("_add","")
//------------------------------------------------------------------rename layers in another group---------------------------------------------------------
for (n=1; n<tarGroups.length; n++)
{
    firLayer=tarGroups[n-1].artLayers[3]
    testName10=firLayer.name.split("_")
    testName11=tarGroups.artLayers
    lastLayer=testName11[testName11.length-1]
    testName12=lastLayer.name.split("_")
    if (Number(testName10[0])==Number(testName12[0]))
    {
        if (testName10.length>=2)
        {
            for (a=0; a<testName11.length; a++)
            {
                test03=testName11.name.split("_")
                if (test03.length>=2 && test03[0]==testName10[0])
                {
  ...

.textItem
                        testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                      ...

.name.match("title")==null)
                    {
                        test03[1]=testName04
        ....name=test03.join("_")
                    }
                }
                else
                {
   ...

.textItem
                        testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                      ...

.name.match("title")==null)
                    {
                        test03[0]=testName04
        ....name=test03.join("_")
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else
      ...

.name.split("_")
                testName04=String(Number(test03[0])+1)
                 if (testName0...

.textItem
                    testContent00=scLayerText.contents.split("_")
                    testCo...

.name.match("title")==null)
                {
                    test03[0]=testName04
                ....name=test03.join("_")
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
//-------------------------------...

Report · Feb 29, 2016

Have you tried changing the line to something like this

scLayerText.position=[222, Number (697+number*547)]

The message mentions that the Scratch Disks are full – is that a plausible problem?

Report · Feb 29, 2016

I have tried changing that line, I have also tried changing the scratch disk from C disk to D disk, but they all didn't work.

This is really anoying me,the same script why some station can run it,others can't ? I really can't figure out the reason.

Please help me, thanks very much.

And how can i upload the test ps file for you? can you help me test it in you computer?

Report · Feb 29, 2016

Did you try increasing the scratch disk size? If it runs somewhere, could really be about running out of memory. Scripts can be memory intensive as they rack up a lot of change history quickly. One thing you can try is suspending history tracking for the doc by running your code through doc.suspendHistory, i.e.

function do_everything() {
     // your code
}

doc.suspendHistory("Do everything", do_everything)

Report · Feb 29, 2016

I tried the suspendHistory command, didn't work either. Like before ,just that 3 station can run the script, I don't know if my command is wrong somewhere,when finished,it throw a error like below showed.

Report · Mar 10, 2016

In the call to suspendHistory, remove parenthesis from the function, i.e. 'doc.suspendHistory("Do everything", do_everything)'. What you want is to give the function as a parameters (in Javascript, functions are a data type same as numbers and objects) and let suspendHistory call your function. What you are now doing is first calling the function and giving suspendHistory the return value of the function (probably undefined).

Report · Feb 29, 2016

Could you please post a screenshot of the image in Photoshop with the Layers Panel visible when it fails?

Report · Mar 01, 2016

Here is my ps screen picture, the 01_title layer,001_sc layer,002_sc layer are created by script, the "wrong" station always throw the error when runs to the 002_sc layer, before they throw the error, below picture appears several times

And one of the "wrong" station throws another error,like below shows:

For now, I have tested 15 stations, still just 3 of them can run the script correctly.

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